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Ethan SCHERMER Obituary
SCHERMER, Ethan Daniel
Beloved father, son, brother and husband passed away peacefully at his home in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 21, 2009.
Ethan was born on November 29, 1970 in Tucson, Arizona. He grew up in Northern California, attending Valley Oak Elementary School in Davis and then Sacramento Country Day School. At age 13, he became a bar mitzvah at Congregation B'nai Israel in Sacramento. After graduating from Sacramento High School, Ethan enrolled at the University of California, Riverside. He later transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned his bachelor's degree in political science. In 1998, Ethan married his college sweetheart Sabrina Nguyen. Together, they had two wonderful sons, Max and Holden.
Ethan was a natural-born entrepreneur who started several successful businesses. He authored a book on the use and abuse of anabolic steroids, which sold thousands of copies worldwide. He created and marketed his own brand of nutritional supplement. He was also a pioneer in the burgeoning business of Internet domain name monetization.
Ethan was a true adventurer who grew up skiing the slopes of Lake Tahoe and, later in life, took to the ocean to become an accomplished surfer. Ethan also loved golfing and playing the guitar. But, most of all, he loved his two sons. He and the boys enjoyed trips to the beach, swimming, kayaking, hiking and family vacations.
Ethan is survived by his sons Maximilian Hoang Schermer, 8, Holden Michael Schermer, 5, and wife Sabrina Nguyen-Schermer of Honolulu; parents Dr. and Mrs. Michael and Rochelle Schermer of Sacramento and brother David Schermer of San Luis Obispo.
Funeral services were held on December 26th at the Nuuanu Mortuary in Honolulu. Donations may be made in memory of Ethan Schermer to the Sacramento Society for the Blind at 2750 24th Street, Sacramento, CA 95818.
Birth is a beginning
And death a destination
And life is a journey
A sacred pilgrimage to life everlasting
Sleep in peace, beloved Ethan.
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Max Schermer
August 27, 2024
Hey dad! Hope you’re doing well. Just wanted to update you on how life’s been going lately. I graduated from Harvard this past May which was really surreal and busy at the same time. Then I got to travel with my home friends for our Japan trip that we’ve been planning since high school. I also got to see my college friends in Hawaii before officially starting my summer research program at a hospital back home. I had a great summer learning a lot about orthopedics research, healthcare in Hawaii, and got to know some other premeds in the same program. The whole time I’ve also been applying to medical school and as of writing this I’m still in the process hoping for a good outcome this spring. I got to see grandpa at both graduation and for a day before I left to start my gap year. I’m gonna be working for my former Harvard dorm as a student life facilitator and enrolling in a graphic design program to develop my interests at the intersection of art and medicine. Anyway just wanted to let you know what’s going on and that I’m still thinking of you everyday. Love you!
Schermer Family
June 3, 2010
Please visit
www.ethanschermer.com
to see Ethan's Memorial Site.
Ray & Barbara Azimi
April 30, 2010
Dear Michael, Shelly, and David,
Ethan has left you three beautiful gifts to love and look after. Sabrina, his love flower, Max and Holden the fruit of his love.
Lotte Colbert
March 18, 2010
Dr. and Mrs. Schermer,
I am so sorry to hear about Ethan. Please know my thoughts are with you and your family.
Lotte Colbert
Michael Schermer
March 10, 2010
Please visit
www.ethanschermer.com
a permanent memorial website has been established for Beloved Ethan.
Sleep in Peace my Beautiful Son.
Michael Barbour
February 1, 2010
Dear Michael and Shelley:
Today it was at first a great pleasure to see you (Michael) after more than a year's hiatus of our being out of touch. But Valerie and I did notice that something unsaid was occupying your thoughts, and then it was gut-clutching to hear you tell of Ethan's passing. Many parents have written about their loss of a child or adult offspring, often concluding that there could be no greater loss. Ethan was very near the ages of our three (Julie, Alan, Steve), and when we try to put ourselves in your place we feel tears form, our heart begins to race, and a great emptyness expandis within us. How difficult it must be to keep going on with life after such a death.
I recall--decades ago--Norma and I coming to your Davis house for evenings of bridge, always including a cigar apiece for the two guys to enjoy (what did we know about cancer in those days?) Always the two boys formed a busy background presence, coming into focus for a desert or a word of caution about the rowdiness that all children grow through, then going back to their play. I regret the years lost between us when you moved to Sacramento, and we saw Ethan less often. In reading the account of his life in the Bee obituary, I realized that I had not known him as an adult--what we missed! You must have been proud of his accomplishments and of the person he had become. We will try to find a copy of his book on anabolic steroids to read. Books have a way of extending the life of an author by the information in them that continues to reach new readers, many years after death.
We will make a donation in his name to the Sacramento Society for the Blind. Many years ago I used to read the Bee over a special radio station in Sacramento that was devoted to reaching blind listeners. So even in death, Ethan is affecting me, directing me to good places.
May God bless you two and your son David. I wish I could remember the full poem, but the concluding lines describe the departure of a sail boat over the horizon, drawing the expression "there she goes" from those left on shore, while at the same time on some other
shore the boat first appears on the horizon, drawing the expression "here she comes" from those on that shore.
With much affection and empathy,
Michael Barbour and Valerie Whitworth
The University of Michigan Alumni Club of Sacramento
January 30, 2010
Dear Dr. and Mrs. Schermer.... Mike and Shelly,
We would like you to know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. Please accept our deepest sympathy for the heartbreaking and untimely loss of your son, Ethan.
The University of Michigan Alumni Club of Sacramento
"Life is eternal, and love is
immortal,
and death is only a horizon
and a horizon is nothing save
the limit of our sight."
Rossiter Worthington Raymond
Delfino & Joanne Lopez-Rojas
January 20, 2010
To our family and dear friends Mike, Shelley and Dave,
We are so sorry for your loss. Please know that you have our love, support and prayers with you each and every day. Ethan was an outstanding young man, son, father and brother and we know that he is looking down on you right now, rejoicing that you were his parents and Dave was his big brother. You'll always have him with you in spirit and he'll have his special place in your hearts, and all the many wonderful and fun memoriesare yours to keep forever.
We're here for you. If there is any kind of emotional comfort or support you might need please count on us... We are only a phone call or e-mail (we'll try!?) away. Remember: "Nothing is as real as the moments we've shared".
With our kindest thoughts and Love.
Delfino & Joanne
NANCY RAVIN
January 11, 2010
SHELLY AND MIKE; NO WORDS CAN EXPRESS HOW SAD WE FEEL FOR YOUR LOSS. EVERY PARENT CAN ONLY PLACE HIMSELF IN THE SAME POSITION AND WONDER HOW THE WORLD CAN EVER BE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AGAIN. I HOPE WE WILL BE ABLE TO TALK ONCE YOU ARE BACK IN CALIF. NANCY AND JIM AND ELLEN R.
Larry Berg
January 9, 2010
The Bergs miss Ethan terribly. It is hard to imagine a future without him. He had an amazing grace about him as do Max and Holden. Love, Larry, Allison and Jessica.
January 8, 2010
Dear Shelley & family.
Anna Lee & Margie told me of your great loss. I can empathise with you and time does heal some, but the loss is forever. Please know you are in my thoughts and accept my sincere sympathy. Jacquie Coffroth
January 8, 2010
My love and prayers are with you all, its such a big hole in your heart. molly kelley
Clova Smith
January 8, 2010
Dear Schermer family, We are so sorry for the lost of Ethan. There hasn't been a day go by with out our thoughts being with your family during these difficult times. Sincerely William and Clova Smith
Susan Garcia
January 7, 2010
Dr. Schermer, Shelley, and David: No words can take the pain away of such a loss, but know that our hearts go out to you at this very difficult time. May fond memories of Ethan comfort you.
Barbara & Alan Roth
January 7, 2010
We wish you our deepest condolences on the loss of your son, Ethan.
Hunter Gallaway
January 6, 2010
Schermers,
The Gallaway boys are sorry for your loss.
Krissy Folse
January 6, 2010
Schermers,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. We love you... Krissy, Corey, & Colin
Joe Devine
January 6, 2010
My condolences to Ethan's family. Ethan was a dear friend and our days growing up together in East Sacramento were so happy and full of adventure. It was a blessing to have been his friend and to have shared so many wonderful times with him. He was a sweet person with a love of life and family. As an adult, Ethan expressed to me how happy he was reliving his childhood through his boys whom he loved so much. He will be missed by so many and I thank him for the love he gave in the time we had together.
Georgia Winner
January 5, 2010
To all of Ethan's family....the heartache you are enduring at this difficult time is unimaginable. Please let your memories of Ethan grow in your hearts and the love and support of your friends and family carry you. Much love, Georgia and John Winner
Charlotte Schermer
January 4, 2010
Ethan, I will always remember you as a kind and gentle man who was so loving with your nieces (our daughters). We shared many fun family vacations and occasions together. Dave and I miss you terribly and cannot believe you are gone. Your beautiful sons will always be part of our lives. We love you.
Kris Mainwaring
January 4, 2010
MJS, Shelly, David & Family~ You continue to be in our thoughts and prayers during this time. I hope you are finding comfort in all the happy memories of Ethan and that time will ease the pain you are all enduring right now. With love,
Bonnie Shewairy
January 4, 2010
May Ethan's family find comfort in all of the wonderful memories they have of him. May they also find comfort during this difficult time in knowing that they are in our thoughts and prayers. With much sympathy and love.
Dennis, Bonnie & Denise Rasmussen
January 4, 2010
Dr. and Mrs. Schermer, you and your beautiful family are in our thoughts and prayers. May you find comfort and peace during this most difficult time.
David Schermer
January 3, 2010
I miss you so much little brother and think about you every day. You will always live in my heart and in the wonderful memories that we shared. I am so very proud to call you my brother.
MJS
January 3, 2010
Ethan was a beloved son and father who left us way too soon. Thank goodness for Max and Holden, the finest legacy a man could have.
Beryl Hunt
January 3, 2010
Ethan was a bright and shining star. Our memories of him will live on forever. Not a day goes by that he, as well as his family especially Mike and Shelly, are not in our thoughts and prayers. May there we comfort in knowing that we care dearly for you. Love Jeff & Beryl
Beryl Hunt
January 3, 2010
Ethan was a bright and shining star. Our memories of him will live on forever. Not a day goes by that he, as well as his family especially Mike and Shelly, are not in our thoughts and prayers. May there be comfort in knowing that we care so dearly for you. Love, Jeff & Beryl
Estelle B
January 3, 2010
Keeping all of Ethan's family in our thoughts through this very difficult time . . .
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